voices lost

311 and Information Society

It’s a governance issueAP rIGF, Singapore

June 17, 2011

Izumi Aizuiza@anr.org

The worst disaster in Japan since WW II• The earthquake, 4 waves compound: M9.0• Tsunami: 10 - 30 meters, 3 times higher than

experts anticipated– Washed away everything: 30+ cities and towns

• Fukushima Nuclear Station

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After three months

• Things are not getting better, some parts worse

• Natural Disaster turning out to be Social Disaster

• With all due respect, not capable of handling problems• Many people are suffering - even those who moved from

shelters to “temporal houses”– rooms too narrow, rain leaks, ants coming in, flies from

dead fish etc.– no reconstruction plan yet announced from central govn’t

• According to previous experiences of Kobe, many more problems will surface

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I lost my voice -couldn’t say anything

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This was a 3-story building

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from where I stayed

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What can ICT/Internet do for them?• There was little Emergency Preparedness among

Internet/ICT community • Informational gap is source of wider problem –

ineffective logistics, relief and support works • Information Support Pro bono Platform

(iSPP) establihsed – Multi-stakeholder platform to address info-gaps– Individuals from gov, industry, NGOs and academics– Projects and coordination beginning

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Projects underway1. Provide ICT solutions (packages) to recovery works – sending

machines and people2. Common API for Informational Support3. Information matching for relief works (goods and people)4. Information volunteers5. NPO ・ NGO Coordination6. Visits to local governments who need more support -

coordinate with Prefectural & Central Governments7. Research on people’s informational behaviors

Layers between central government and the field filtering critical information

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Multi-stakeholder came, naturally

• Traditional government structure does not work sufficiently for such emergency

• Industry and Civil Society must work together with Central and Local governments

• But how? - complementarily• No official recognition made (yet)

Thank you

• For your help and support

• This could happen to you

• Let’s learn the lessons and be prepared

• We shall build new and better society